Concrete tile roof repair in Cerritos, CA

Cerritos sits along the county line northeast of Long Beach, where the 91 meets the 605, about 20 minutes from our Long Beach office. Our La Mirada office is only a short drive north, so our crews know the city well. Most of our Cerritos work comes from tile roofs that suddenly leak during a winter storm.

The city was planned on former dairy land, with large residential tracts organized around parks and schools. Homes went up quickly and many share similar roof designs, so we see the same failure points again and again. That experience helps us find a leak fast and price the right fix.

Planned 1970s neighborhoods with concrete tile

Cerritos homes are largely one- and two-story tract houses from the 1970s, with stucco walls, attached garages and hip or gable roofs. Many were built with or later re-roofed in concrete tile, often in flat or S profiles. Shingle roofs are also present, but tile is what defines the city's streets.

Over time, owners have added rooms, second stories and patio covers, and some have added solar panels on top of tile. That mix of tile, flat additions and rooftop equipment makes flashing and fastening details important. Underlayment that went down decades ago is now dry and brittle on many of these roofs.

Roof problems we see most in Cerritos

Permits and planning a tile relay in Cerritos

Cerritos has its own building department, and an underlayment replacement or re-roof needs a city permit. We handle the permit and inspection. Some Cerritos neighborhoods have HOA guidelines on roof color and profile, so if you are changing tile style, check with your association and we can provide product information for the request.

A tile relay here usually takes several days on a typical home. We stack tile on the roof, replace the underlayment and flashings, reset the sound tiles and add matching replacements. If you have solar, we coordinate removal and reinstall so the work under the panels gets done at the same time.